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Local health authorities say the move would cost them more and further confuse the question of who’s responsible for patients committed by a judge

State health officials plan a six-month analysis to examine the proposed deal with Compassus, which is partly owned by private equity. The transaction has sparked concerns from nurses and home health providers.

Advocates are concerned that a new Oregon Health Authority rule will substitute one civil rights violation for another by reserving community-based residential treatment for criminal defendants experiencing mental illness at the expense of others also in need

For more than a year, a state task force has tackled the problem of people stuck in hospitals with nowhere to go, taking up beds that others need

Lack of capacity at the state’s premier psychiatric facility continues to put the state in violation of a federal order, but a judge’s changes may help